diff --git a/usr.bin/lorder/tests/Makefile b/usr.bin/lorder/tests/Makefile
index 21207f413a8dca..a7920b82c90ad6 100644
--- a/usr.bin/lorder/tests/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/lorder/tests/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 PACKAGE=	tests
 ATF_TESTS_SH=	lorder_test
 
+TEST_METADATA+=	required_programs="nm"
+
 .include <bsd.test.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/lorder/tests/lorder_test.sh b/usr.bin/lorder/tests/lorder_test.sh
index a4276b2dcfe666..9c2db08e171874 100644
--- a/usr.bin/lorder/tests/lorder_test.sh
+++ b/usr.bin/lorder/tests/lorder_test.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ noargs_body() {
 atf_test_case onearg
 onearg_head() {
 	atf_set descr "One argument"
+	atf_set require.progs "cc"
 }
 onearg_body() {
 	echo "void a(void) { }" >a.c
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ onearg_body() {
 atf_test_case dashdash
 dashdash_head() {
 	atf_set descr "One argument"
+	atf_set require.progs "cc"
 }
 dashdash_body() {
 	echo "void a(void) { }" >a.c
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ invalid_body() {
 atf_test_case objects
 objects_head() {
 	atf_set descr "Order objects"
+	atf_set require.progs "cc"
 }
 objects_body() {
 	echo "void a(void) { }" >a.c
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ objects_body() {
 atf_test_case archives
 archives_head() {
 	atf_set descr "Order archives"
+	atf_set require.progs "cc"
 }
 archives_body() {
 	echo "void a(void) { }" >a.c